As an update, it looks like the question got successfully answered in this other recent AskHistorians thread.

Hi folks,

We've unfortunately seen a boatload of pretty poor answers in this thread, being a mix of modern politics and Trump comparisons, soapboxing, speculation and place-holders. Please keep in mind that /r/AskHistorians has very stringent posting requirements, and we expect answers here to be up to snuff.

Sorry to have to graveyard the thread, and thanks for your understanding.

WaPo? What is that?